From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Dec 12 15:07:27 2014 Received: (at 19248) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Dec 2014 20:07:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44208 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XzWUp-0003RC-2G for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:07:27 -0500 Received: from cpt-relay-08.mweb.co.za ([196.28.182.88]:41328) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XzWUm-0003Qx-DR for 19248@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:07:26 -0500 Received: from 8ta-228-171-180.telkomadsl.co.za ([197.228.171.180] helo=gnulx000.localhost.localdomian) by cpt-relay-08.mweb.co.za with esmtpa (Exim 4.84) id 1XzWUW-0003dy-Rv by authid with cram_authenticator; Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:07:14 +0200 Received: from localhost.lan ([127.0.0.1] helo=gnulx000) by gnulx000.localhost.localdomian with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XzWUL-0000kL-LO; Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:06:57 +0200 From: kennedy To: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: bug#19248: installation of 0.8 stops at guile prompt. Organization: radical marketing and sales systems References: <877fybni67.fsf@gnulx000.localhost.localdomian> <87oark2x91.fsf@gnu.org> <871toeufk7.fsf@gnulx000.localhost.localdomian> <87388rksu8.fsf@gnu.org> X-Operating-Environment: debian gnu/linux v7.4 Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:06:57 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87388rksu8.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22'\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?s\?\= message of "Sun, 07 Dec 2014 23:17:35 +0100") Message-ID: <87d27otyxq.fsf@gnulx000.localhost.localdomian> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 19248 Cc: 19248@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > th3kent skribis: >> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: >>> [...] >>> Could you post your OS config? >> (initrd (lambda (file-systems . rest) >> (apply base-initrd file-systems >> #:extra-modules '("pata_acpi.ko" "pata_atiixp.ko") >> rest))) > > This may be the culprit. First, it=E2=80=99s not needed, because 0.8 alr= eady > included these two modules by default. Second, 0.8 would fail when > trying to load the same module twice, which is exactly what would happen > here (this is fixed in =E2=80=98master=E2=80=99, around commit 0e704a2.) > > Could you try to remove these =E2=80=98initrd=E2=80=99 lines and try agai= n? i deleted the lines for "initrd" and the installation completed successfully on first attempt. however, the reboot after installation results in a kernel panic. the messages just before the panic are the following, --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later usermod: no changes adding user 'kent' ERROR: In procedure getpw: entry not found --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- regards, ... kennedy tembo. --=20 former club president midrand toastmasters http://midrand.tmclub.co.za /"\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = . . \ / "[He has] campaigned steadfastly for freedom. X I admire Nelson Mandela ..." / \ - Richard M. Stallman (rms), President, Free Software Foundation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~